Adjustable supporting device for type-holding segments.



G. A. REICHERT. ADJUSTABLE SUPPORTING DEVICE ron TYPE HOLDING SEGMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. I917.

' 1,275,472. PatentedAug.l3, 1918..

UNITED STATEs-PATENT oil-nor;

GABRIEL ADAM REIGHERT, or cHroAeo, irLiivois, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMEnIoAN MULTIG-BAIPH COMPANY, OF

CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION or on o.

ADJUSTABLE sorroarme DEVICE non TYPE-Homes sneivrnnrs,

Specification of Letters Patent, Patented A 13 1918 Application filed May 5, 1917. Serial No. 166,627.- g

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GABRIEL-ADAM REroH-' ERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in'the county'of Cook and State of Illinois, and useful Improvement in Adjustable Supporting Devices" for Type-Holding Seg- 'ments, of which the following-isa"ful1,'clear,

side and on its convex n H p tudinal rails with overhanging edges, thus providing undercut channels into which and exact description, the accompanying drawings. I The object of this invention is' to provide a cheap and simple stand for holding re movable segments of printing machines while type is being loaded onthe segment or removed therefrom My invention is well adapted for loading the suitable hand tools. The multigra ph "segment, as shownQfor example, 'inPat'ent- No.

1,122,728, is a'semi-cylindrical niember hav ing transverse stiffening ribs-on its concave groovedtype may be shoved longitudinally.

, A: convenient loading and unloadingtool to [cooperate with such segment is shownlin' it the channel' withwhich Patent' No. 955,534, and comprises a tube slotted parallel with its axis and having projections at its ends adapted to enter two of the drum channels: 7 i I the slotalines;

en transferring type to. or from the multigraph segment from a holder, such as the slotted tube I described, it is very. desir- "top of. the segment. In other words, the segment tipped up when loading or unloading simpleand eifectlveway.

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My invention is hereinafter more any My stand comprises a base,a standard swiveled thereto to turnon .a vertical axis support in any desiredposition on the standard, whereby may be held in themostaccessible position and unloading.

have invented a certain new reference being had-to- Vice,:the'multigraph side having loiigi on opposite sides of posite sides, I which is hinged to the standard. This particular line being trans r itis'. most 7 convenient to have 'of channels; in the vicinity of its edges. 7 My. standprovides for this in a very any channelof the segment described in connection with theaccompanying drawings, and :its essential characteristlcs are summarized in the claims. 7

:In the-drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective new of my device in-use holding a multi-- graph segment which is being loaded or un-- loaded by the use ofa temporary holding tube and a suitable shoving tool Fig. 2 isa vertical section through my supporting desegment being indicated in place in broken lines; Fig. 3 is a sectional sideelevation'of my supporting device at vation of a portion of mysupporting device adjacent to the horizontal hinge between the base and being right anglesto' Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a side ele'-'- '70 which is prefprovidedwitha suitable'holding device, as,-

for example, a cotter pin 4:, within there ce'ss which is beneath the base. The standard 2-is bifurcated, as shown at '5, to provide for the'hinge engagement with the arc ual member which carries thesegment.

The arcual supporting member is designated 6 and is preferably a'singie integral casting having an arcual portion, which may] be reduced in Weight by recesses 7 on its0p and having a radial tongue 8 tonguehas a reduced flattened portion 9,

Whichextends into the'recess 5. of the bifurcated standard. A bolt 10 passes through the. standard and the extension 9' of the the standard. I have shown forthispun;

posea carriage-bolt having its squared portlon'engaging a corresponding hole in one of the standard sides. V, c v

To limit the swing. of the arcual member in either direction I provide wings 12 on the 4 standard which inayiebfl engagedabyqthQ abrupt shoulder 13 formed'where the reduced portion of the tongue 9 leaves the main portion 8. This is clearly illustrated in Fig. t.

A multigraph segment is shown at A in Fig. 1, a type-holding transfer tube at B, and a suitable pointed instrument for shifting the type at C. The segment is provided at its exterior with parallel longitudinal overhanging rails and has transverse stifiening webs a. As usually constructed the segment has four of these webs, as, shown in Fig. 2. The segment is also provided with a longitudinal rod a carried by those webs, which supports hooked leaf springs a located between the outermost webs and those adjacent to them, these springs coacting with the multigraph drum to hold the segment in place. Myholding device is designed to engage the segment between the two intermediate webs. The thickness of the arcual head is of such dimension that it may readily enter the space between these webs. This head is also provided with a. central notch let in its outer portion, adapted to be occupied by the rod a which prevents the segment shifting ciroumferentially on the head.

It will be seen that the multigraph segment may be placed on my device without making any changev whatever in the segment. By reason of the swiveling of the standard, the segment may be turned around to. present the free end in the most available position for loading or unloading. Then, by swinging the support on the horizontal pivot, the segment may betipped to bring any channel into convenient loading or unloading position. The stopping wings 12 on the standard and the coacting shoulder 13 are so located that in either extreme position the segment still remains in position by gravity. no danger of it tipping ofi". By tightening the thumb nut 11 properly with the fingers sufficient friction may be obtained between the standard and the arcual member to hold the segment in any desired position, and at the same time allow it to be swung to bring a new channel into this position. It is ac cordingly not necessary to change the clamping nut. with each shifting of the segment.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination out a base, a standard car- 4 ried thereby, a head adapted to support a type engaging segment, said head being provided with a downwardly extending centrally located tongue, and means pivoting the tongue to the standard.

2. The combination of a base, a standard swiveled thereto, a head formed to support a segment and having a tongue hinged to the standard, and means for holding the Accordingly, there is,

head with its tongue at various angles to the standard.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a base and an arcual supporting'device adapted to engage and support a type holding segment, said device being swiveled to the base on a vertical axis.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a base, a standard swiveled thereto, and a member adapted to support a segment hinged to the standard.

5. The combination with a base, of a member having a curved top and adapted to support a type-holding segment, a standard swiveled to the base, and means for adjustably clamping the curved member to the standard.

6. The combination of a base, a standard rotatably connected therewith on a vertical axis, a member having a curved top and a radial tongue pivotally connected with the standard, and shoulders limiting the movement of said member in either. direction.

7. The combination of a base, a standard swiveled thereto, a head adapted to support, a type-holding segment and having a downwardly extending tongue, a bolt and nut pivoting the tongue to the standard and, furnishing means for clamping the head in desired position.

8. The combination, with a segment hav ing transverse webs on its concave side, of

a device having a pivotally mounted supporting member adapted to engage the segment between the webs, means for clamp-v ing the device in various adjusted positions.

9. The combination, with a type-holding segment having transverse webs on its con cave side, of a stand to support the same having a head curved concentrically of the segment and adapted to stand between adjacent webs and engage the inner surface of the segment, a base having a standard rising from it, and a pivoted connection between the standard and said head.

10, The combination, with a segment having webs on its concave side, of a swiveled and jointed supporting device adapted to engage the segment between webs.

11. The combination with a segment having webs on its concave side, of a support, adapted to engage the segment between webs, a standard to which the support is hinged, stops limiting the swinging of the support and a base to which the standard is swiveled.

12. The combination, with a segment having webs on its concave. side, of a swiveled and hinged support adapted to engage the segment between webs, and means for pre venting the segment shifting on the sup.- port.

13. The combination, with a segment having webs. on its concave side, of a swiveled and hinged support adapted to engage the segment between webs, and a notch in the upper surface of the segment adapted to be occupied by a rod on the segment.

14. The combination, with a segment adapted to hold type, of a supporting stand therefor having a base, a member engaging the segment, and means connecting said member With the base and allowing the member to swing on both vertical and hori- 10 In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my 15 signature.

GABRIEL ADAM REIOHERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0." 

